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Morehead, Xavier tops rifle team

Several members tie, break career records in matches


It took a new school record for Morehead State to defeat UTM in a recent rifle match.

Morehead State’s Gold team shot 1527, while UTM’s women’s team turned in a score of 1511. Martin’s mixed team turned in a 1497, while Morehead State’s Blue team shot 1424.

“We performed very well at Morehead and I am pleased with our effort and our scores,” said head rifle coach Bob Beard.

Jaymie Collar led the mixed team in the air rifle competition with a 386 that tied her career high. Dan Rebhan shot 374 while Stacy Loyd shot 370. Matt Furr shot 367.

Jennie Fladebo led the women’s team with a 385, while Jessie Wilson, an All-OVC shooter last season, shot 382. Chandra Braun tied her career high with a 377.

UTM had three shooters, Devra Harvey, Carson Kuehn and Stephanie Talgo, competing as individuals at Morehead. Kuehn shot 370, Harvey tallied 363 and Talgo fired a 361.

UTM shooters also shot against Xavier in the same weekend. Xavier won the small bore with a 4636, while UTM’s mixed team shot 4536 and the women’s team shot 4360.

Xavier also won the air rifle with a 1531. UTM women shot 1492, while the mixed team shot 1483.

Collar shot a career-high 1164 in the small bore to lead the UTM mixed team, while Rebhan added his career-high of 1154 to the score. Kuehn shot a season-high 1115 in the small bore.

“This is the best team small bore performance in a long time,” Beard said. “We’re getting back up to the score which could get us a top 20 ranking again.”

Latimer, competing as an individual for UTM, shot a career-high 376 in the air rifle against Xavier.